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GREAT COMPASSION
Buddhism and Animal Rights
Author : Norm Phelps
ISBN : 9781590560693
Publisher : Lantern Books
Pages : 240
Format : Paperback
Description : Buddhism has long held that all life forms are sacred and considers kindness and compassion
to be the highest virtues. Moreover, Buddhism explicitly includes animals in its moral universe. The Great Compassion studies the different strains of Buddhism and the sutras that command respect for all life. Norm Phelps, a longtime student of Buddhism and acquaintance of the Dalai Lama, answers the central question of whether Buddhism demands vegetarianism, nor is he afraid to examine anti-animal statements in Buddhist lore.
